Two Norwich Ice Rink employees resigned Wednesday night, citing a “hostile work environment” and a lack of direction from management.

Ashley Smith, director of the facility’s Learn to Skate program, joined Matthew Koehler, a box office, concession, maintenance and pro-shop worker in stepping down from their posts.

The Ice Rink Authority also accepted the resignation of member Patrice Jaskiewicz on Wednesday.

“I do not have the necessary direction, tools or support from the Rink Authority and lack of management to execute, what I believe, are reasonable responsibilities of the Learn to Skate director in order to run a profitable program,” Smith wrote in a letter to the board.

The move came during a special meeting held nearly two weeks after Mia Sanca, the rink’s former manager, withdrew a March 13 resignation she said was forced upon her by the authority.

Sanca, who made the announcement on March 22, attempted to return to work the following day, but was allowed to enter the rink only as a guest or customer.

On March 28, the city posted a job description for a rink operations manager. Resumes will be accepted though May 24.

Koehler said leaving the rink was a “difficult decision.”

“The ambiguity and change in the management team has caused me to consider other opportunities. The culture of the rink has changes and recent duties asked of me by the authority board chair as well as the unaddressed harassment complaints contributed to my decision,” Koehler wrote.

Koehler attended Wednesday’s meeting and left quickly after his resignation was accepted. His letter, dated March 27, does not elaborate on the harassment allegations.

The authority accepted Koehler and Smith’s resignations with no comments.

Also Wednesday, board members authorized the payment of $74,200 worth of service invoices related to property repairs after the Feb. 13 failure of a chiller that kept the rink shuttered for a month.

Officials also offered free ice time to the St. Bernard/Norwich Free Academy ice hockey team, Southeastern Connecticut Youth Hockey and the Rose City Warriors, a female ice hockey league, through the end of the year.